SACD 2...for those who have not heard

No, you have it backwards, without audiophiles, sacd would not exsist.
Average joes are still not buying sacd's, and putting a picture on the screen is not about to change that.
If you need further convincing, check the dvd-a sales.

My thoughts are, if there is video or picture stills, or whatever on the disc, then something has to be downgraded like resolution, or possibily no redbook layer.
Either of these two things will deter sales of hardware and software.

As far as the first gen players being compatible to sacd software and current software being compatible whith future sacd 2 hardware....i don't see this as being a problem.

Who needs it. If I want video with my music I'll buy the DVD.

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There is already a space set aside on the SACD layer for text and graphics, so it wouldn't require anything else to suffer.

Actually, I think Budrew has it right. Sony is searching for a market in which they can reap licensing benefits from their technologies. SACD is nothing more than that, and the bet was that more than just audiophiles would take to the format. To this point that gamble hasn't paid off, and Sony is looking for a new marketing twist that will push SACD into the mainstream. Whether this really is the future of audio/video entertainment remains to be seen, but the direction certainly allows them to stay competitive with DVD.